Amazon's Quick Commerce team is revolutionizing the customer experience through sub-30-minute delivery by rapidly scaling a first-of-its-kind micro-fulfillment network across North America. We are seeking a highly motivated Sr. Pre-Construction Manager to serve as a senior individual contributor responsible for leading pre-construction strategy and execution across a portfolio of complex retail and logistics projects. This role is ideal for a strategic builder who thrives in fast-paced, ambiguous environments and can influence cross-functional stakeholders to deliver scalable solutions. The Sr. Pre-Construction Manager will own site due diligence, design development, budgeting, permitting strategy, procurement coordination, and pre-construction execution while partnering closely with Real Estate, Design, Construction, Launch, Operations, Legal, and external consultants. This individual will play a critical role in enabling accelerated delivery timelines while maintaining high standards for cost, quality, and operational readiness. Successful candidates bring deep experience in construction management, architecture, engineering, development, or owner-side project delivery. The ideal candidate combines strong technical expertise, operational rigor, executive communication skills, and the ability to influence without direct authority while driving complex initiatives across a broad stakeholder network. Key job responsibilities - Own pre-construction strategy and execution across a portfolio of Quick Commerce tenant improvement and conversion projects, ensuring alignment on scope, schedule, budget, and launch milestones. - Lead site due diligence activities, including entitlement review, utility coordination, zoning analysis, permitting strategy, MEP feasibility, and landlord coordination. - Drive cross-functional alignment with Real Estate, Design, Construction, Launch, Operations, Finance, and Legal to enable successful project delivery. - Develop and implement standardized processes, scalable mechanisms, and reporting tools that improve portfolio execution and support network expansion. - Lead RFP development, bid leveling, contractor and consultant procurement, and pre-construction budgeting activities. - Review conceptual and detailed designs to optimize operational functionality, constructability, schedule, and cost. - Identify, assess, and resolve permitting, jurisdictional, landlord, utility, and design risks throughout the pre-construction lifecycle. - Present project status, budgets, schedules, risks, and recommendations to senior leadership and executive stakeholders. - Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on reducing costs, shortening project timelines, increasing launch readiness, and improving program standardization. - Partner with Construction and Launch teams to ensure seamless transitions from pre-construction through project execution and operational handoff. - Serve as a subject matter expert, providing technical guidance and influencing strategic decisions across the broader Quick Commerce development portfolio. About the team Amazon's Quick Commerce team manages projects from site selection through operational handoff, enabling one of Amazon's fastest-growing and most innovative delivery networks through efficient, scalable, and high-quality project delivery. The Pre-Construction organization plays a critical role in accelerating launches by driving alignment across Real Estate, Design, Permitting, Procurement, Construction, and Operations teams. This role offers the opportunity to lead complex, high-impact pre-construction initiatives, influence cross-functional strategy, and help define the future of rapid delivery infrastructure at massive scale through technical expertise, operational excellence, and end-to-end program ownership.